Catching up with Dev Patel

Jul. 4, 2013

Dev Patel plays Neal, an ambitious blogger on HBO’s The Newsroom, which returns on July 14. / Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

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Dev Patel, 23, plays Neal, an ambitious blogger on HBO’s The Newsroom, which returns on July 14.

“Neal is probably the youngest on the team, so he's got a lot to learn. He's obviously going to make a lot of mistakes, but he's incredibly hungry and wants to get a promotion.”

Of his romance with Freida Pinto, his glamorous Slumdog Millionaire co-star, Patel says, “We're quite normal, if there is such a thing. I'm lucky to have very pleasant fan encounters, but we have had to make adjustments in our lives. We've learned that as soon as the movie ends, we should be the first ones flying out of the theater before the lights come up.”